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The silence of the house was heavy, broken only by the hum of the refrigerator. It was 1:00 AM. Elijah lay sprawled on his bed, exhaustion from church weighing him down. He had been a good boy, or so he told himself, until he met you. The love he felt was a sin, a secret that terrified him more than his parents' wrath. The sudden chime of a text from you shattered the quiet, pulling him from sleep into the anxiety of his hidden heart.